May
30

Watch 9 innovators compete for the ultimate title of Best Innovator in Business Travel in a series of three webinars. We'll need your help to decide whose products and services you think will make the biggest splash on the industry.

May
31

This webinar will be for GBTA Convention exhibitors, with content focused toward first-time exhibitors. We will discuss basic booth information, what to expect as an exhibitor, what is required with your booth and the timelines/deadlines approaching.

Jun
4-5

The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™ course builds off of the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills.

Jun
6

The sourcing strategies in travel industry continue to evolve and expand. This session will provide you with tools to take your travel sourcing program to the next level. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Aurora Dawn Benton is the founder of Astropto and a member for the GBTA Sustainability Committee. Globally, companies have shifted their supply chain sourcing to better reflect the values of the stakeholders that expect sustainable and responsible sourcing practices. In short, sustainability is no longer a "nice to have" but an imperative.

Jun
6

Watch 9 innovators compete for the ultimate title of Best Innovator in Business Travel in a series of three webinars. We'll need your help to decide whose products and services you think will make the biggest splash on the industry.

Jun
10

Our annual outing. For golfers, a day of golf at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, MA. For non-golfers, 2 activity choices for you while the golf is going on - Global Flight Adventures where you can fly a plane in any of their 2 simulators OR join us at Trillium Brewery for lunch and an opportunity to channel your inner Picasso and create your own painting. Then non-golfers will join our golfers for a reception and late afternoon meal along with a raffle and silent auction.

Jun
11

Back by popular demand! Be ahead of the competition (and your hotel partners!) and come hear about the latest hotel trends, the current market, and forecasts for the coming year. Smith Travel Research (STR) provides a single source of global hotel data covering daily and monthly performace, forecasts, annual profitability, hotel pipeline and hotel census information.

Jun
11

Let’s get the summer started! Join us for our June Social for a fun evening of competition and networking on the Rooftop Lounge Deck at The M Apartments on Tuesday, June 11. We’re counting on a gorgeous sunset!

Jun
13

80% of trips are completed by 20% of travelers. Those 20% are the frequent modern business travelers. The majority of online booking tools and user experiences across the platforms are built for the frequent business travelers wants and needs, leaving infrequent travelers in the dust in terms of a user experience that fits their needs. This can impact adoption of online booking tools which in turn impacts travel program compliance.

Jun
18

San Diego Business Travel Association is proud to announce a summer networking meeting at Petco Park! Join us for an evening of baseball, food, drinks and fun!
Meet us at the Pendry Hotel-Nason's Beer Hall- for Happy Hour from 6p-7p. Drinks and lite bites will be served.

Jul
18

This is our 2nd official GBTA meeting since becoming the 40th Chapter of GBTA! Members and non-members are welcome to attend this lunch meeting. The guest speaker this quarter is Kathy Bedell, SVP of BCD Travel and she will be speaking on how to increase adoption of a travel program without a formal mandate. Hotel Indigo of Tulsa is our sponsor for this quarter's venue and lunch!

Aug
3-7

GBTA Convention 2019 will feature state-of-the-art education on the industry’s latest trends and exclusive networking opportunities with 400+ exhibiting companies, nearly 7,000 and 175+ business travel professionals and the most professional development opportunities in our event’s history!

Sep
5

Registration: make sure that you confirm your attendance via your personal invitation. We are looking forward to welcoming you and let you experience how to embrace innovation, elevate your knowledge and get inspired!
The programme kicks off at 10.00 hrs with a Direct Member Only session. Closure is expected to be at 17.00 hrs followed by network drinks until 18.00 hrs.

Sep
10

While NDC (New Distribution Capability) frequently makes industry news, it’s not always clear why this 3 letter acronym garners so much attention. In this presentation, we explore NDC at a high level, survey recent headlines, and try to read between the lines to better understand today’s leading trend in airline distribution.

Sep
11

Please join us in welcoming Jeff Maurer to our great city! Jeff will dive into the benefits and challenges of payment solutions, from both the buyer and sellers side. He is a 20 year veteran in the industry and has been on the GBTA committee for payment solutions. This will be a very informative event!

Sep
16

Sep
16

Please come join GBTA, Chicago Chapter for our annual Q3 Golf and Croquet event. That's right, Golf and Croquet! We have something for everyone including non-golfers. It's always a great day with lots of fun competition. All of the net golf/croquet proceeds are donated to DePaul’s School of Hospitality scholarship fund. In 2018, Chicago BTA donated $10,000 which provided much needed assistance for three scholarships.

Sep
23-24

The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™ course builds off the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills.

Sep
30-
Oct
1

This invite-only event brings together more than 100 of GBTA’s most highly engaged Members who serve on GBTA Committees to discuss industry challenges and opportunities through collaborative education sessions.

Oct
16-17

The next evolution for western Canada is here. GBTA is proud to present GBTA Conference 2019 – Calgary, the 1st annual Conference for business travel professionals representing Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan!

Oct
21-22

The Advanced Principles of Business Travel Management™ course builds off of the Fundamentals curriculum to aid business travel professionals in increasing their knowledge of the industry while also expanding on their professional skills.

Nov
19-21

GBTA Conference 2019 – Munich in Partnership with VDR will showcase exhibiting companies from around the world at Europe’s largest business travel conference. Join your peers in Munich for our 10th annual European conference.

Nov
28

Registration: make sure that you confirm your attendance via your personal invitation. We are looking forward to welcoming you and let you experience how to embrace innovation, elevate your knowledge and get inspired!
The programme kicks off at 10.00 hrs with a Direct Member Only session. Closure is expected to be at 17.00 hrs followed by network drinks until 18.00 hrs.

Jul
25-29

Join us in Denver from July 25-29 for The Business Travel Event of the Year® featuring 400+ exhibiting companies, 175+ education & professional development sessions and nearly 7000 attendees representing over 50 countries.